Second Street Bridge
Second Street
The Second Street Bridge was erected over the Kalamazoo River in 1886. The simply ornamented wrought iron and steel bridge is a two hundred foot span double-intersection Pratt through truss. Fabricated by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, for a cost of $7,532.25, the Second Street Bridge is one of the largest surviving examples of this bridge type in the country. The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Thanks to an effort by Allegan's citizens, the bridge was rescued from demolition and restored in 1983 at a cost of $552,000.
[Area 3, Site #57]
 
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